Plant Asset Disposals, Natural Resources, and Intangible Assets Practice Problems

Complete the practice problems. Check your answers after you finish.

Demonstration problem

Solution to Demonstration problems

Solution to demonstration problem a

DARTON COMPANY

a.

Schedule to Compute Book Value

2010 July 1

Cost

$ 36,000

Less accumulated depreciation:

($35,000 - $1,800)/6 years= $5,700 per year 19,950

$5,700 X 31 1/2 years = $19,950

$ 16,050

Book value

b.

(1.)

Cash (+A)

12,000

Accumulated Depreciation - Machinery

19,950

(+A)

4,050

Loss from Disposal of Plant Assets (-SE)

36,000

Machinery (-A)

To record the sale of machinery at loss.

(2)

Cash (+A)

18,000

Accumulated Depreciation - Machinery

19,950

36,000

(+A)

1,950

Machinery (-A)

Gain on Disposal of Plant Assets (+SE) To record sale of machinery at a gain.

Machinery (new) (+A)

39,000

Accumulated Depreciation - Machinery (+A)

19,950

Loss from Disposal of Plant Asset (-SE)

1,050

Machinery (old) (-A)

36,000

Cash (-A)

24,000

To record exchange of machines.

The exchange has commercial substance.

Receivable from Insurance Company (+A)

10,800

Accumulated Depreciation - Machinery (+A)

19,950

Fire Loss (-SE)

5,250

Machinery (-A)

36,000

To record loss of machinery.

Solution to demonstration problem B

a.

Land (+A)

3,200,000

 
 

Timber Stands (+A)

4,800,000

 
 

Cash (-A)

 

8,000,000

 

To record purchase of land and timber.

   

b.

Timber Stands (+A)

800,000

 
 

Cash (-A)

 

800,000

 

To record costs of development of the site.

   

c.

Depletion (-SE)

1,792,000

 
 

Accumulated Depletion-Timber Stands (-A) To record depletion for 2007.

 

1,792,000

 

$4,800,000} + $800,000 / 50,000,000 = $0.112 per board foot.

   
 

$0.112 X 16,000,000 = $ 1,792,000.)

   

d.

Depreciation Expense-Buildings (-SE)

25,600

 
 

Accumulated Depreciation-Buildings (-A)

 

25,600

 

To record depreciation expense:

   
 

($ 160,000 - $ 80,000) / 50,000,000 board feet = $0.0016 per board foot.

   
 

$ 0.0016 X 16,000,000 = $ 25,600.

   


Demonstration problem C

a.

Leasehold (+A)

30,000

Cash (-A)

30,000

To record purchase of sublease on warehouse.

b.

Rent Expense (-SE)

6,000

Cash (-A)

6,000

To record annual rent payment.

c.

Leasehold Improvements (+A)

20,000

Cash (-A)

20,000

To record payment for leasehold improvements.

d.

Rent Expense(-SE)

3,000

Leasehold (-A)

3,000

To record leasehold amortization for 2007:

Annual amortization = $30,000/10 years = $3,000

e.

Rent Expense (-SE)

2,000

Leasehold Improvements (+A)

2,000

To amortize leasehold improvements:

Annual amortization = $20,000/10years = $2,000